Seamaster XVI 18K RG just listed, I think the dial's correct comparing it to mine, though the case has been polished a fair bit:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OMEGA-SEAMA...twatches&hash=item3a91af893a&autorefresh=truePurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

mac_omega is the expert with these - but the case is a bit too polished for me and the crown is incorrect.

 

Watch looks pretty nice. Most of these had six sided crowns, rather than the ten-sided Constellation crowns.

Since replacements are next to impossible to find, most collectors will accept the Constellation crowns. Also, advertising shows both versions.

Here is a link to Desmond's definitive work on these:

http://download1935.mediafire.com/8o0dsx8p7eag/2dzqqy361qsvgr4/Seamaster16post.pdf

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa

 

I'd consider it but not good timing for me.

 

Even worse timing as he just increased the price from $2,600 to $3,600.

 

I very much doubt it, its more likely that a half a dozen people already contacted him and offered between $2k and $2.4k for it, even before I posted it here, eBay said it had 12 watchers and 4 inquiries. I bet all four of those were offers, and if you get that many offers on a watch that's just listed, upping the price and letting them fight over it is a common result.

The Connie listed at $1100 the other day was the same, I asked him why he upped it and he said he'd had offers between $500 and $1000 for it so figured it was popular.

 

OK. I thought my eyes were going.

I actually was considering making an offer (or buying it outright) until the price changed.

That's the way it goes sometimes.
gatorcpa

 

Although its been polished a bit it wasn't bad at $2,600, if people hadn't gotten greedy on it trying to shave more off it would have gone for that. At this point I just assume if a good or interesting watch is selling at a reasonable or good price there will be offers and if there are more than 2, whoever the seller is will let it run as an auction or up the BIN.

 

Yes , if I was going to go for it I would have just hit the BIN. Not worth it to hedge over $100-200. and lose it .

 

Who said there was anything wrong with being picky

 

This one has lousy photography, but underneath that scratched crystal it looks pretty good:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Preowned-OM...meter-Omega-Smbl-Etched-Crystal-/321428345494Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

The buckle looks real, although it may not be original to the watch.
gatorcpa

 

Saw this which looked interesting but it sold very quickly, Seamaster XVI with olympic rings dial:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Omega-Olymp...Domain_0&hash=item3ce2c107aa&autorefresh=truePurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

I wouldn't as I honestly haven't seen enough of those to tell an original one from a redial, and as you say his pics were very ordinary but just as I was looking at it someone went and bought it.